Lucille McNamara

Visitors to the Oregon coastal regions should respect the 40 miles of a 362-mile coastline set aside to protect threatened western snowy plovers during their nesting season. The season is from mid-March to mid-September 2025. …

The contention of a 20-state Attorney General coalition, including Oregon, is that President Donald Trump is ‘attempting to silence lawyers into compliancy’ after targeting a Seattle law firm for doing its job. Seattle Law Firm…

A 45-year-old Coos County woman is in jail for allegedly trying to strangle her boyfriend during a domestic altercation on Monday night. A Coos County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputy responded to a call at 8.30 p.m. on Monday. A man told…

Paid Leave Oregon (PLO) has helped employers retain their workforce with payouts totaling $1 billion, providing financial security during times of need. PLO Strengthens the Economy and Stabilizes Communities The $1 billion…

SALEM, Ore. — The City of Salem has agreed to pay $850,000 to the family of a young man shot and killed by a police officer in 2021, in an out-of-court settlement. The agreement was reached as the family of Arcadio Castillo III was about…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A 58-year-old man selling fentanyl and methamphetamine from a hotel room near a school was arrested last Wednesday and is in the Klamath Falls Jail while investigations continue. Members of the Basin Inter-Agency…

Jobs in the Oregon manufacturing industry including the computer and electronic sectors have been declining steadily for the last two years in a pattern that shows no signs of abating anytime soon. The industry cut 6,900 jobs, or –3.7% in…

The number of single-parent households in Oregon has dropped by 1% over the last four years, in line with the rest of the U.S. with decreases of 1% to 2%. Single Parents are in a Continuous Cycle of Struggle The survey,…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A 39-year-old pedestrian from Glendale, Naomi Hope Gomez, was struck and killed on Highway 140 near Blackwell Road in Jackson County early last Friday morning. The accident scene was attended by the Oregon State…

The retaliatory 25% Canadian tariff on billions of dollars of American goods is a crippling blow to the Oregon wine industry. Howard Rossbach, owner of three Oregon wine brands with Canada as his biggest market, says the tariff war…